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Bitcoin, gold, and silver are rallying as fears of a US government shutdown intensify. US government funding is set to expire today, so the shutdown could start at midnight unless a deal is reached. So far, negotiations between the White House and Congress have failed to produce an agreement. House Republicans have approved a stopgap measure to extend funding through Nov. 21, but Senate Democrats have resisted it.  With the deadline approaching and no deals in sight, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has reportedly instructed agencies to prepare for mass firings rather than just temporary furloughs.  Bitcoin, Gold And Silver Rally  As the market braces for a likely shutdown, investors are retreating to safe haven assets such as Bitcoin, gold and silver, causing their prices to rally in the last 24 hours.  Bitcoin, which tumbled below $109K on Friday, is trading up almost 1% in the past 24 hours at $113,017.50 as of 5:44 a.m. EST, ac...

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Tim Cook’s Bitcoin holdings have been confirmed by the Apple CEO himself during a recent interview with the New York Times DealBook Online Summit. Cook disclosed that he has been holding Bitcoin and also Ethereum for approximately three years now as part of his personal investment portfolio, while Apple maintains its $200 billion cash reserve without any corporate crypto investments at the time of writing. Tim Cook Bitcoin Disclosure: Apple’s Stance & Personal Crypto Holdings Source: Bittrue The so-called ‘Tim Cook Bitcoin revelation‘ made it clear that there are clear differences between the personal investments and Apple’s corporate stance on digital assets. Cook emphasized that his personal crypto holdings don’t actually reflect any plans for the company to adopt cryptocurrency right now. The so-called ‘Tim Cook Bitcoin revelation’ made it clear that there are clear differences between the personal investments and Apple’s corporat...

The XRP price rose a fraction of a percent in the past 24 hours to trade at $2.79 as of 1:17 a.m. EST even as trading volume plunged 58% to $2.8 billion. This comes as six applications for spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are nearing decision deadlines. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to rule on them between October 18 and October 25, which will determine whether XRP becomes the third cryptocurrency after Bitcoin and Ethereum to gain access to US-listed spot ETFs. 🔥 XRP ETFs could bring huge institutional inflows and push $XRP to new ATH $8-$10! 13 Issuers 💵 19 Products 🎁 (9 Spot / 9 Futures) 10 Live 🟢 | 9 Pending 🔴 pic.twitter.com/GiFEr1IpFr — XRP_Cro 🔥 AI / Gaming / DePIN (@stedas) September 27, 2025 Grayscale’s XRP ETF is scheduled for review on October 18, 21Shares Core XRP Trust ETF on October 19, Bitwise’s XRP ETF on October 22, Canary Capital and CoinShares on October...

Math is a wonderful subject, as the solution decides if a point can meet or intersect in the next step. It provides a solution to a problem while calculating the possibilities before the final answer is pinpointed. The same math can also answer if Shiba Inu can reach $2 in the future. Shiba Inu’s price was hyperactive during its early days, where math played no role, making investors believe it could reach $2. However, one cannot escape reality for long, as it comes stronger than ever to catch up to lost ground. Also Read: Will Shiba Inu Survive? 30 Days After Shibarium Exploit Will Decide Shiba Inu To $2? Let’s See the Math Source: Pixabay There are two types of tokens in the cryptocurrency market: One is inflationary or deflationary. The tokens that come under the inflationary threshold see their supply expand over time. On the other hand, deflationary tokens are automated to reduce the numbers in circulation. It comes via burns, among other methods. SHIB falls under the d...

Circle, the issuer of $74 billion stablecoin USDC, is mulling the introduction of reversible transactions, according to reporting from the Financial Times. The mechanism could allow for refunds “in cases of fraud or disputes” in a push “to become part of the financial mainstream.” The FT quotes Circle president Heath Tarbert as recognizing “an inherent tension there between being able to transfer something immediately, but having it be irrevocable.” However, such a paradox appears to undermine the very point of stablecoins — to be an improvement on traditional payment infrastructure . Near-instant transaction finality makes stablecoins ideal as a backbone for global payments, and has been a key part of the marketing of blockchain based systems to traditional finance. The signing of the GENIUS act in July kicked off an arms race between stablecoin providers to roll out payment infrastructure. Last month, Circle announced its own purpose-built blockchain, Ar...

As the third quarter of 2025 draws to a close on September 30, XRP faces a turbulent backdrop marked by ETF delays, sector-wide deleveraging, and volatile technicals. The token, which currently trades at $2.83, has dropped more than 8.8% in the past week, erasing over $17 billion from its market capitalization. XRP 1-day price chart. Source: Finbold Finbold’s AI Signals, which combines multiple large language model (LLM) tools and momentum-based indicators, has generated a blended forecast for XRP’s price into the quarter’s end. The system projects an average price of $2.75, implying a 2.83% decline from current levels. XRP end of Q3 price prediction. Source: Finbold Signals Among the individual model outputs, the most bullish scenario came from GPT-4o, which pointed to $2.85 (+0.71%), while the most bearish came from Claude Sonnet 4, projecting $2.65 (-6.36%). Grok 3 aligned with the average at $2.75. The forecast arrives at a time when XRP sentiment is un...

Yesterday’s news from Dennis Porter was supposed to “cause a seismic shift in Bitcoin politics” and be “a defining moment” so important that “one of the largest broadcasting stations in the country” tried to scoop the announcement early. However, rather than a headline “to make the internet crash out” as Porter had promised, the Bitcoin community learned about a minor gubernatorial campaign announcement from California hopeful Ian Calderon with low polling odds. The disappointing announcement, previews for which had earned millions of impressions on X, was livestreamed by Mario Nawfal’s Crypto Town Hall. No, California is not adopting bitcoin Read more: No, California didn’t pass a law to seize your idle bitcoin Dennis Porter’s nothingburger Almost immediately following Porter’s announcement, the phrase “Nothingburger” began to trend on social media. Thousands of followers also blocked and unfollowed him . They laughed that his marquee reveal w...

According to a report by prominent cryptocurrency analyst Arthur Hayes, more than $15 trillion in new credit could be created by 2028 if the Federal Reserve adopts large-scale money printing under President Trump’s yield curve control plan. Hayes notes that “ the slope of the percentage increase in Bitcoin to a dollar of credit growth was ~0.19. ” Such a move could lead to Bitcoin (BTC) hitting $3.4 million by 2028. Will Bitcoin Realistically Hit $3.4 Million by 2028? Source: Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg Despite the bullish calculation, Hayes does not believe BTC can hit $3.4 million in less than four years. Hayes states, “ Do I think Bitcoin will rise to $3.4 million by 2028? No, but I believe the number will be markedly higher than the ~$115,000 that it trades at today. “ A more realistic timeline for Bitcoin (BTC) hitting seven figures would be by 2030, as forecasted by many experts. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) had stated in an interview that BTC could ...

Dogecoin is currently sitting at a new low of $0.23, battered by the violent volatility pangs of the current crypto market. The market is currently being ripped apart as massive price liquidations continue to wreak havoc on the market. However, experts are also viewing this opportunity as a sort of cleanse, a detox, that could help adjust the future crypto pricing. Will Dogecoin be able to spark a new rally amid the current retest and chaos? Let’s find out. Also Read: Why Is The Cryptocurrency Market Down Today? Dogecoin: What Are The Experts Saying? Source: Reddit According to Javon Marks, Dogecoin is currently gaining strength piece by piece as the token heads towards scaling a new high. The Dogecoin price chart signals a potential price rally in the works, one that may help Dogecoin sit at a new high of $2, surging 700% in the process. “$DOGE (Dogecoin), based on the past two cycles, has been gaining strength in each one, and given this happens again, we are looking at a near 2...

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